Graphics Ultra Pro vs Quadro 6000 SDI

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)no data
GPU code nameGF100Mach32
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date25 July 2011 (12 years ago)1 January 1993 (31 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$11,499 no data
Current price$340 (0x MSRP)$371

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores448no data
Core clock speed574 MHz10 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm800 nm
Power consumption (TDP)231 Wattno data
Texture fill rate32.14no data
Floating-point performance1,027.7 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16VLB
Length248 mmno data
WidthQuad-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5VRAM
Maximum RAM amount6 GB1 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2988 MHz10 MHz
Memory bandwidth143.4 GB/s80.0 MB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video, 2x SDI1x VGA

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)None
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6None
OpenCL1.1None
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 July 2011 1 January 1993
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 800 nm

We couldn't decide between Quadro 6000 SDI and Graphics Ultra Pro. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro 6000 SDI is a workstation graphics card while Graphics Ultra Pro is a desktop one.


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